After appearing in the '08 Red Bull Drift Championship, and last year's Formula D closer at Irwindale, Norwegian driver Fredric Aasbo is set to return to US competition at FD Long Beach 2010. Fredric will run with the support of a SoCal-based outfit called FSR Motorsports Creations. There's no word on whether he'll be running the full
Some more big news for Formula Drift today. Falken Tire has just announced the latest addition to their drift team for 2010 - Justin Pawlak. Justin will be driving an ASD-prepped 2010 Ford Mustang similar to Vaughn Gittin Jr.'s - making for two Mustangs on the Falken team. This is huge news for Team Falken, and a big move for JTP, who impressed
The Bergenholtz Racing RX8 is not only getting a new driver for the 2010 Formula Drift season, but a new sponsor and an exterior makeover. The car was unveiled this morning, as new driver Joon Maeng serenaded the streets of downtown Long Beach to the sounds of race-tuned rotary. Full Tilt Poker has jumped onboard as a primary sponsor for the team, and
Our friend, and the 2009 Formula Drift Rookie of the Year, Eric O'Sullivan, has teamed up with his sponsors at DVS Shoes to give one drift fan the chance to win a collection of DVS gear. This is open to anyone worldwide, so if you want to enter the random draw all you need to do is sign up for the Eric O'Sullivan news letter by the end of February
I just got back from the Formula Drift offices in downtown Long Beach where Bergenholtz Racing announced the new driver of their Mazda RX8 for the 2010 Formula Drift season. I arrived at the office to find some of my fellow media guys anticipating the big news. Who would be replacing Justin Pawlak in the Bergenholtz RX8 this year? Joey Redmond from
Some cool news announced for the 2010 Formula Drift season today. Our friends at Fatlace will be teaming up with Formula D to host the ONE OF ONE car show series at each event on the 2010 FD schedule. Here's hoping this will draw some great cars to the Formula D events around the country this year. The first one will be held at the season opener
Relive all the great moments of the 2009 Formula D season through the eyes of the film maker, Joshua Herron! As always, watch it in HD --your eyes will thank you. -Linhbergh Nguyen
Formula Drift Malaysia is the grand finale of Formula Drift’s 2010 Asian tour, which begins with Singapore and Thailand events. The Malaysia Agro Exposition Park Serdang sets the battleground for 53 drifters from Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, Hong Kong, Thailand and Japan, representing the largest drift event ever in Southeast Asia. The
Now to continue the review of the 2009 Formula Drift season where we left off yesterday. Following the blazing hot Vegas event, the series headed to the great Pacific Northwest for its annual stop at Evergreen Speedway near Seattle. Under the cool gray skies of Washington it was time to dig in for the home stretch of the season. The Seattle event would
Any way you slice it, 2009 was a huge year for Formula Drift. Among other things, we saw a new champion, new international flavor on the driver roster, plenty of new cars, a strong showing by grassroots drivers, and some of the most intense competition ever. Now, let's take a look back at the season that was for America's top drift series. As